Widow Loses Drunk Driving Life Insurance Case
October 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The widow of a Michigan man killed in a 2000 car accident when police said he was drunk has lost a legal battle...
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Congressional Cash Balance Opponents Tout "Win"
October 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four Congressional anti-cash balance plan activists jubilantly claimed a victory Friday after getting word that the Bush Administration would pursue its cash balance...
Benefit Denials Should Be Reviewed Under a 'Heightened Standard'
October 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - All benefit denial decisions by an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plan administrator are to be reviewed under the "heightened arbitrary and...
IRS Releases 2004 Plan Limits
October 16, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the new retirement plan limits for tax year 2004.
Questions of Fact Still Remain Around COBRA Claim
October 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Questions of fact still remain in a case involving a terminated employee's Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits, thus precluding summary judgment.
Judge Transfers Medical Claims Subrogation Case
October 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A health plan's subrogation case has been transferred to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
IRS: Golden Parachute Tax Rules Change Effective in August
October 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New rules imposing a 20% excise tax on golden parachute payments actually kicked in this summer, even though they won't fully go into...
3rd Circuit Could Settle ERISA Pre-Emption Imbroglio
October 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ERISA Lawyers in Mid-Atlantic states may get a clear legal signal after all about whether ERISA-case plaintiffs can also sue under Pennsylvania's bad-faith...
US Senate Oks Genetic Anti-Discrimination Measure
October 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United States Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to safeguard the privacy of genetic information and bar discrimination in health insurance...
Doctor-HMO Fee Battle Headed for US High Court
November 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bitter battle between giant US health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and 600,000 doctors over how much the physicians get reimbursed for HMO patient...
DoL Puts Out Last Tax Exemptions Under VFC Program
November 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor officials (DoL) have announced the last set of exemptions to excise taxes imposed on prohibited transactions corrected under the...
NLRB Wins Large Settlement
October 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Labor Relations Board scored a big win with a settlement worth $17.6 million in severance benefits.
Company's Lack of Merger Disclosure to ESOP Participant Not Fiduciary Breach
October 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Failure to notify an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) participant of an impending merger at the time of the ESOP payout is not...
Judge: Death Benefits Regulated by ERISA
October 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The estate of a man covered by an employer accidental death plan can't sue the plan's administrator under an Illinois law for delaying...
Supreme Court Hears Ex-Drug Addict Rehire Case
October 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case to determine if the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) protects recovered drug-addicts from discrimination...
High Court Turns Away Xerox Cash Balance Appeal
October 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Imaging giant Xerox Corp., suffered another setback in the legal defense of its cash balance plan when the US Supreme Court refused to...
Both Sides Unsatisfied With SEC Dissident Director Proposal
October 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given a tentative approval to a controversial plan to make it easier for shareholders to...
Court: Failure to Disclose a Future Retirement Plan Ends in Fiduciary Breach
October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A material misrepresentation of a retirement incentive plan not yet implemented by the company given to an employee prior to their retirement constitutes...
Senate Bill Seeks Tax Change for Domestic Partner Benefits
October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate to amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of domestic partner...
IRS Offers Retirement Plan Tax Treatment Tools
October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Admitting that tax laws can be "complex," the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has rolled out new materials to assist small businesses and plan...